Sunset Junction loop, another Silverlake walk.
As always, stunning views, the great Art Deco observatory in Griffith Park.
As we start our walk, a Chinese theme greeted us.
With more lanterns on the side of the house.
Sometimes nature is in a Chinese lantern mood.
Then up 200 steep steps, huffing and puffing, until we arrive at the historic Canfiled-Moreno Estate. I knew nothing about this estate that sits on 4.5 acres right there in Silverlake. I”m sure the neighbors like the fact that no one is talking about selling or subdividing the property.
One of the back gates. There wasn’t much to see, this property is behind tall walls, fences, it is really is hard to see.
This is the view the neighbors have, you know me, can’t pass up a chance to photograph downtown.
Everyone has a teepee in their side yard right?
Or they decorate their houses with ghosts. I think the sign says something about visitors not being welcome, which explains the ghost.
Another house not only has a beautiful painted gate, they also decided to paint their steps and part of the sidewalk to match.
Other interesting color combinations on the homes. Yes, that is a sparkly gold garage door! 
I have no idea if the birds like these homes but they do add color to the garden.
Second painted staircase in Silverlake, recently someone painted the Michealtorena stairs as well. 
This is a block long stretch of Mailman st, you can see it used to be a street, all that’s left is the two sidewalks and a succulent garden where the street should have been.
Back on Sunset Blvd, the juxtaposition of the two cats, one a dive bar, the other supposedly not a cat at all but a little girl. Yeah right, she is called hello Kitty – that is a cat.
At this point I’ve done more than half of the walks in the book, may need to start repeating some soon, that is until Charles Fleming comes out with his new book that is just about walks in LA, staircases needn’t be involved.
Leah